ELRO_Paintings_Survey_FY23.pdf

BEMELMANS, Ludwig. View of Head Harbour, Wilson’s Beach, Campobello. Casein on Carton (Cardboard) represen ng an old house and dock on Campobello Island with sandy beach along a cove in the foreground, in a chestnut frame. Signed lower right, "Bemelmans."The pain ng was prominently placed over the fireplace in Mrs. Roosevelt’s study at Val-Kill. A er Mrs. Roosevelt’s death, it was listed as item 875, Exhibi on and Sale, Personal Possessions from the Estate of Eleanor Roosevelt, Hammer Galleries

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LEIGH, WILLIAM ROBINSON (1866-1955). Neighbors. Oil pain ng in carved gilt frame by Grieve under glass. American Indian woman depicted in the center with a young boy si ng to her le . She has a large painted pot on her lap. Gold plaque under pain ng reads, “NEIGHBORS/ W.R. LEIGH.” Verso bears four s ckers. White s cker in top le corner, “5255/X92.” “NO. 75/ Neighbors” printed on s cker with red border and “photographed 12-9-33” handwri en in black ink on same s cker. Eleanor Roosevelt estate s cker no. 630 in top right corner. M. Grieve framing company s cker a ached under right side eye hook.

Title and ar st wri en on back. See CFF for photograph of verso. Located in the Dining Room in the 1964 Hammer Gallery Auc on Catalog, pg. 12.William Robinson Leigh was an American ar st and illustrator specializing in Western scenes and depic ons of American Indians. He studied at the Maryland Ins tute and the Royal Academy in Germany. A er returning to the United States in the late 19th century, Leigh moved to New York City where he contributed illustra ons to the magazines “Colliers,” “Natural History,” and Scribner’s.” In 1906 he traveled west to paint the Grand Canyon for the Sante Fe railroad. From 1912- 1926 he returned to the Southwest in the summers to paint the Hopi and Navajo Indians. In 1926, he traveled to Africa to paint. He wrote and illustrated “Fron ers of Enchantment: An Ar st's Adventures in Africa” in 1938 from his experiences. Note: Pain ng not examined out of frame. More informa on may be obtained by removing the pain ng from the frame.

PAINTINGELRO 1930201-103-NW-Corner

UNKOWN ARTIST. Yawning Baby. Oil on rigid wood and paper board support in replacement frame, molded with gold-copper finish. Baby yawning res ng on a whi sh bed or pillow and covered in a pink blanket with blue zigzag stripes.Frame replaced a er pain ng was conserved January 2007. A er conserva on, the pain ng support no longer fit in its exis ng frame. A new frame was purchased from Michael’s arts and cra s store. ROVA collec on manager, Michele Ballos reframed pain ng and museum services staff rehung pain ng at ELRO fall 2014. Previous frame located 601-102-Loc01-s-03.

PAINTINGELRO 2853201-201

PAINTINGELRO 7837201-105-N

Total Records Count 7

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(1964). This item was not offered for sale at this auc on. The history of the pain ng from this point to its present owner is unknown. The pain ng was also exhibited earlier at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.Ludwig Bemelmans was born on April 27, 1898 and died on October 1, 1962. He was an essayist, humorist, novelist, ar st and an author of books for children. He was born in Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1914. In 1939, he created and published the first book of his popular Madeline series.

He is buried at Arlington Na onal Cemetery.

COE, GEORGE. Stone Co age at Val-Kill. Oil on canvas in wood frame with pickled finish. View of south façade of stone co age with swimming pool in foreground. Signed lower right. “2400” wri en in black on center bo om of frame. 2 s ckers adhered to verso of frame. Off-white, circular label on back, top right corner of pain ng: “ESTATE OF/ HYDE PARK, N.Y./ELEANOR ROOSEVELT/NO. 2311.” Blue and white label on back, center right: “The 7 SANTINI/BROTHERS/LOT 52255/MOVING·STORAGE·SHIPPING·PACKING/N⁰. 4.”

The pain ng appears as Lot 2311 in the 1964 Hammer Gallery Auc on catalog, but it was apparently unsold or pulled from the sale as it appears later as Lot P10 in the 1970 Gilbert Auc on. The pain ng appears in Mrs. Roosevelt's New York City apartment in a series of photographs by S ckle taken in 1962.

PAINTINGELRO 7893601-101-Loc11-a (courtesy storage)

Painting, western scene with wagon, unattributedPaintingELRO 7993601-103-Loc01-c-13

Painting, Western scene, two horses, unattributed.PaintingELRO 7994601-103-Loc01-c-13

Painting, Western scene, rider in western town, unattributed.PaintingELRO 7995601-103-Loc01-c-13

Total Records Count 7